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Jersey Number 20
Kahale Clini
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Honolulu, Hawai'i
- High School:
- Laurel Springs HS/Punahou School
2026 · JUNIOR
2025 · SOPHOMORE at UCLA
2024 · FRESHMAN at UCLA
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
PERSONAL
- Kahale Clini is a junior transfer outside hitter for the Trojans
- Transferred to USC from UCLA in 2025
2025 · SOPHOMORE at UCLA
- Saw action in 28 of 29 matches
- Tallied 14 service aces and recorded aces in 12 different matches
- Saw playing time in all three NCAA tournament matches
2024 · FRESHMAN at UCLA
- Joined the team in January of 2024 after graduating high school early
- Did not see action during the regular season
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Attended Laurel Springs High School and Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawai’i
- 2023 first-team All-State selection
- Helped lead Punahou to back-to-back Division I HSAA State Championships (2022, ‘23)
- Totaled 334 kills and 57 aces as a senior in 2023
- 2023 VolleyballMag.com Top 2025 Underclassman to Watch
- 2023 VolleyballMag.com High School All-America team honorable mention
- Played for Outrigger Canoe Club under his father Max Clini (2019-24)
- Named to the 2022 Winter Formal all-tournament team after placing third
- 2022 AAU Nationals U17 all-tournament team selection
- Trained with USAV U19 (2023) and U21 National Teams (2025)
- Selected for U19 team at the Pan Am Cup and chosen as an alternate on the 2023 U.S. National Team U19 squad
PERSONAL
- Emanuele Kahalelauniu Winchester Clini was born on June 2, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawai’i
- Majoring in business administration at the USC Marshall School of Business
- Father Max Clini played on the AVP Pro Beach Tour
- Mother is Jaylin Winchester
- Has one sibling named Claudio
- Lists four-time gold medalist French pro outside hitter Earvin N’Gapeth as his biggest sports hero
- Favorite USC athlete is All-American setter Micah Christenson
Men's Volleyball - USC 1, Pepperdine 3: Highlights (04/26/25)
Saturday, April 26
Men's Volleyball - USC 3, Stanford 1: Highlights (04/25/25)
Friday, April 25
Men's Volleyball - USC 3, UCLA 0: Highlights (04/19/25)
Saturday, April 19
Men's Volleyball - USC 2, UCLA 3: Highlights (04/17/25)
Thursday, April 17
